TV
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HBO Max Adds Nonfiction Executives
HBO Max, the pending subscription streaming video service from WarnerMedia, Sept. 23 announced the hiring of three senior executives to its nonfiction content production team. Max named Lizzie Fox, SVP of nonfiction programming, and Rebecca Quinn, VP of nonfiction programming. Brett Boydstun was hired as SVP of nonfiction programming as well. “Nonfiction storytelling will be … Continue reading “HBO Max Adds Nonfiction Executives”
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Netflix’s ‘Elite’ Again Top Binge, ‘Criminal: United Kingdom’ Top ‘Show on the Rise’ on TV Time Charts
Netflix’s “Elite” held onto the top spot on the “Binge Report” for a third week, while another Netflix show, “Criminal: United Kingdom,” led the “Shows on the Rise” on the TV Time charts for the week ended Sept. 22. Netflix’s animated Matt Groening series “Disenchantment” took the silver on both charts. TV Time is a free TV viewership tracking app that … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Elite’ Again Top Binge, ‘Criminal: United Kingdom’ Top ‘Show on the Rise’ on TV Time Charts”
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Netflix’s ‘Elite’ Again Top Binge, ‘Criminal: United Kingdom’ Top ‘Show on the Rise’ on TV Time Charts
Netflix’s “Elite” held onto the top spot on the “Binge Report” for a third week, while another Netflix show, “Criminal: United Kingdom,” led the “Shows on the Rise” on the TV Time charts for the week ended Sept. 22. Netflix’s animated Matt Groening series “Disenchantment” took the silver on both charts. TV Time is a free TV viewership tracking app that … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Elite’ Again Top Binge, ‘Criminal: United Kingdom’ Top ‘Show on the Rise’ on TV Time Charts”
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HBO, Streamers Nearly Sweep 2019 Primetime Emmys
In the latest indicator that the subscription model has all but conquered the television landscape as far as the prescription for quality programming goes, HBO and a handful of SVOD services won 21 of the 27 categories awarded during the televised Emmys ceremony Sept. 22. HBO led with nine wins, including Outstanding Drama Series for … Continue reading “HBO, Streamers Nearly Sweep 2019 Primetime Emmys”
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Sony PlayStation Vue Could Lose HBO, Cinemax
As media distribution competition intensifies, existing carriage agreements are changing. Sony’s online TV service PlayStation Vue warned on its website that it may soon lose WarnerMedia’s HBO, Cinemax and NBA TV, among other programming. “Most of the programming/content you watch on PlayStation Vue is licensed from programmers for the right to air their networks/channels,” read … Continue reading “Sony PlayStation Vue Could Lose HBO, Cinemax”
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Viacom’s $9.99 BET+ Streaming Service Launches
Viacom Sept. 19 launched just its third branded domestic subscription streaming video service BET+, priced at $9.99 per month. The SVOD service complements BET’s linear network, which launched in 1980 by Robert L. Johnson. Additional access points include BET.com and the BET Now app for TV Everywhere users. In addition, BET’s recently launched channel on … Continue reading “Viacom’s $9.99 BET+ Streaming Service Launches”
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Consumer Reports: Pay-TV Subs Frustrated by Fee Hikes, Lack of Choices
Consumer Reports, in a member study about pay-TV, found most survey respondents are frustrated by their carrier’s unexpected fee hikes following promotional periods, poor customer service and limited programming choices, among other issues. In the survey of 108,000 respondents, 20% said they would be canceling their pay-TV service, another 22% said they use a digital … Continue reading “Consumer Reports: Pay-TV Subs Frustrated by Fee Hikes, Lack of Choices”
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Roku: Video Streamers to Surpass Pay-TV in Five Years
Roku Sept. 18 released a new study that claims about 60 million TV households are expected to access video on their TV mainly through streaming within the next five years. If this happens, for the first time, video streamers would surpass traditional pay-TV viewers. Roku, which co-invented the SVOD market with Netflix in 2007, said … Continue reading “Roku: Video Streamers to Surpass Pay-TV in Five Years”
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Comcast Offering Xfinity Flex (Including Movies Anywhere) Free to Subscribers
Comcast Cable earlier this year launched Xfinity Flex, a $5 monthly add-on streaming platform enabling broadband-only subscribers easier access to online content apps, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Now, among others. Comcast is now offering Flex free to broadband subs, providing new and existing customers with the ability to access third-party streaming services and manage … Continue reading “Comcast Offering Xfinity Flex (Including Movies Anywhere) Free to Subscribers”
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Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen: Streaming Video ‘Bloodbath’ Coming
With a slew of new subscription streaming video services about to enter the market, Dish Network co-founder/chairman Charlie Ergen believes the competition to establish market share against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, will get intense. Speaking Sept. 17 at the 28th annual Goldman Sachs Communacopia confab in New York, Ergen said the landscape “is … Continue reading “Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen: Streaming Video ‘Bloodbath’ Coming”
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Parks: SVOD Accounts for 86% of Consumer Online Movie, TV Spending
New research from Parks Associates finds that subscriptions, formerly representing just over half of total online video spending in 2012, now account for nearly 86% of all internet spending on TV and movies. The Dallas-based research follows analysis of market trends and profiles of OTT video service providers in the U.S. and Canada, including Netflix, HBO, YouTube, … Continue reading “Parks: SVOD Accounts for 86% of Consumer Online Movie, TV Spending”